If a Spanish military person is on an international mission then they will be expected to seek out children who are in need of specialised medical tratment and bring them to Spain to receive it.

The Spanish Minister of Defence and the Managing Director of the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu in Esplugues de Llobregat ( Barcelona) have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the undertaking of activities within the framework of the “Programa Ciudam” ( We Care Programme) which has the objective to guarantee access to specialised treatment for sick children in disadvantaged countries where the governments there are unable to provide it .

This agreement will remain in place until December 2012.The Ministry of defence will cooperate in bringing the children back to Spain in those countries where Spanish soldiers are deployed.The children will be treated in Barcelona.

Programa Cuidam was started in 2004 to enable sick children from any country in the world to recieve the treatment that they require.This is done on a charitable basis.